Ambition, Honey & Hustle

 Every day is not roses on an entrepreneurial journey. And some days are a field of roses, lilacs, and exotic flowers. But what is for certain is that the journey as a whole is beautiful if you can stay connected to your "why."  See it's in being connected to your "why" that you get the perspective shift. A "tough day" becomes "a day filled with learning on how to course correct." An "amazing day" is "a day filled with fuel and a proven path on how to grow your impact like wildfire."  A fellow champion of women's professional and business success joins me on the show, Nancy D. Solomon. Founder and CEO of The Leadership Incubator, Nancy has over 25 years of experience executive coaching, counseling, and training mid-level managers to CEOs.  As an expert in the field of human potential, Nancy has inspired thousands of people to remove their barriers to personal and professional success. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

 Let's be real, at one point or another you've probably looked at a situation you were facing and felt low. Felt like you had lost a battle before you could even begin to fight. We've all been there at some point. But what if that moment we recall, was our last...ever. And last, because we understood that the experience of the situation is all about perspective: "Was it defeat in that moment or was it an opportunity for gigantic growth?"  My guest on the show is a fiery woman that knows about adjusting perspective. Her name...Ana Kevelin Reyes.  Ana is an Amazon #1 best-selling author, an influential speaker, New Thought Leader, Self-Mastery Coach and a mother who shares her own life experiences to empower and encourage others to take control of their situations, and breakthrough challenges that at one time seemed insurmountable. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

Meg Schmitz, Franchise Guru or self-proclaimed cross between an executive recruiter, wealth manager and therapist is a champion for leaping out of the comfort nest.  Thirty years ago, Meg owned a Great Clips franchise in the Greater Chicago area. She then grew that to two, three, and ultimately five locations in eleven years.  Her reputation of success grew as her Great Clips achieved steady growth with low turnover. She received a fantastic offer for her five-unit business, which she accepted. She then walked away with generous compensation, armed with almost two decades of lessons learned in her journey of franchise ownership.   As her professional network grew with board memberships at noteworthy organizations, her next steps were clear. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

I can't say it enough when you're called to do more, either you listen and act or you turn a deaf ear. Now imagine that you yourself have come through a rollercoaster of life experiences and came out victoriously on the other side. And oh not to mention, you know there are millions of people, women in particular who could be victorious if they knew how you came through your transformation. Would you feel the obligation to serve and show up in a bigger way?  

Camille Joy, mompreneur and podcaster, is a voice of hope to the brokenhearted mommy. She comes to shine a ray of light into dark places through simply spreading the love of Jesus and the Joy of the Lord. Her desire is to be hope for broken mothers And you feel every piece of this through her podcast, Moments of Joy. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

 Leadership isn't always the first word that comes to mind when you think about entrepreneurship. But it's funny because a mix of the two makes for a dynamic and winning combination. Tony Jalan, leadership development coach and sales leader, joins me for a conversation on intermixing the two, and the power it brings to bear.  Growing up with little means in North Dakota, and the oldest of 9 children, his parents instilled a disciplined work ethic from a young age and learned that excuses were off the table. A certified John C. Maxwell performance coach and trainer, Tony also spearhead the growth in a sales division at Heartland Payment Systems from $300,000 per year into a multi-million dollar enterprise in less than three years and counting, plus been able to promote over a dozen people into leadership positions. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

A partnership can start off blissfully then sour. But when you have an in-demand product that's combined with a greater human purpose, nothing can stop your train of impact. My guest on the show today, Joani DiCampli,  has been through these trenches. Joan is the Creator and founder of Boobalicious Breast Deodorant. One hot summer day in July 2012 she was assisting a customer as an employee at a boutique and she had that awful boob sweat not to mention an odor, which never happened before. Mortified at that moment she said to one of her co-workers... "there should be a boob deodorant and I am going to make one and call it Boobalicious!"  For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

Entrepreneurship takes many forms, and possess many characteristics, but when you get passion fueled by experience in the color of your skin, and your parental origin, your "why" resonates. My guest on the show Kevin Hofmann, Author of  Growing up Black in White, know, feels, and serves others with these same characteristics along his own entrepreneurial journey.  By the time he turned 2 years old, Kevin Hofmann had survived an abortion, been given away by his mother, adopted by a family of another race, and woke up to a burning cross in his front yard.  Kevin was born in Detroit in August 1967 two weeks after the riots that changed that city forever. It was out of these amazing circumstances his life and purpose began. It is out of these experiences he tells his story; a story of struggle and joy, pain and passion, and most of all hope.  Kevin presently works with K-12 and universities in the area of inclusion. From such a unique world view Kevin works with schools to create a place where ALL kids can thrive. For show notes and bonus resources visit Candacespears.com

Playing with data and numbers and finding a way to turn it into a business. That's what my guest on the show has done. Large amounts of data, and large amounts of cash all mixed together with a side of education. And the education piece is not to be missed, because of the importance of paying forward what you have learned and surrounding yourself with people who can educate you, that is vital for my guest, Alexander Fleiss. He is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Alexander founded RebellionResearch.com. The Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Robo Advisor, after 8 years of working for mutual funds and hedge funds. For show notes and bonus, resources visit Candacespears.com